International Journal of Research in Business and Management, Vol. 5 Issue 7, 2018.

Introduction: Though the effect of safety culture on performance is well studied and recognized, the question of what safety assumptions and beliefs are remains largely unexplored. With the contemporary studies on Total Safety Management (TSM) and its effectiveness in improving safety performance, it is plausible that TSM principles can be taken as the contents of a viable safety culture. Method: To this end, TSM principles are matched against the Safety Culture Maturity Model and a case study is quoted to explain how TSM principles can be operationalized into solid management actions. Results: A close similarity between TSM and Cultural Maturity Model is highlighted and a list of assumptions and beliefs in TSC is recommended. Conclusion: It is concluded that TSM principles constitute the contents of a viable safety culture. Value and Practical applications: A pathway for cultivating a Total Safety Culture is exemplified.

Key words:
Total Safety Management, Safety Culture, Case study.